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It appears more likely that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is dropping out of the race for president. Citing a court filing in Pennsylvania, The Associated Press reports that Kennedy will endorse former President Donald Trump.The independent presidential candidate is scheduled to make an announcement about his campaign during a speech in Phoenix on Friday.
Jr. files paperwork to withdraw name from the Arizona ballotKennedy's running mate has also been floating the idea of dropping out of the race this week. In an appearance on the 'Impact Theory' podcast, Nicole Shanahan said the campaign was looking at the most effective way of preventing Vice President Kamala Harris from winning in November, including dropping out of the race and potentially endorsing former President Donald Trump.
Watch Kamala Harris’ historic DNC speech; here were the highlightsAccording to an average of polls from the website 538, Kennedy is averaging 4.7% in national polls, behind Harris who is at 47.2% and Trump who is at 43.5%.No independent candidate has won any Electoral College votes since 1968.
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